After Johnny Depp won his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, he spared no expense celebrating in the U.K. with friends. The actor, according to TMZ, went to a restaurant called Varanasi in Birmingham, England, and spent in the ballpark of $60,000 USD on Indian food. The restaurant was closed to the public as Depp celebrated in private with 20 friends, including Jeff Beck. Depp has been performing with Beck throughout the U.K., one night being at the Manchester 02 Apollo, where hundreds of fans greeted him after the show in hopes of getting a selfie or autograph.
The restaurant’s operations director, Mohammed Hussain, opened up to the Daily Mail about the experience. “We had a call out of the blue on Sunday afternoon saying that Johnny Depp wanted to come to eat with a group of people,” he continued. “His security team arrived, checked out the restaurant and we let them have the whole place because we were concerned that he might be bothered by other diners.”
According to Hussain, Depp is a humble guy and spent tons of time with him and the restaurant’s staff during his time at the establishment. The group enjoyed a plethora of drinks including champagne and wine, and the patrons finished their meal with panna cotta and cheesecake. Depp enjoyed the food so much, he even ordered some to take home with him.
Nicki
